Time and Chance

Color Me Badd | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 1993)
• Original Release Date: November 16, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002L1N
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,797 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Color Me Badd: Bryan Abrams, Sam Watters, Kevin Thornton, Mark Calderon (vocals). Additional personnel includes: Ossie Davis (spoken vocals), Geoffrey Williams, Dee Dee James, Michael Thompson, Dean Brown (guitars), Andrea Stern (harp), Kenneth Holman (saxophone), Mike Mossman, Ron Tooly (trumpets), Raymond Harris (trombone), David Foster (keyboards), George Fitz (Hammond B-3), Amir Bayyan (synthesizer, guitar, bass), Hamza Lee (keyboards, programming, background vocals), Jimmy Jam (keyboards), Terry Lewis (bass, percussion), Sam Simms (bass), Stokley (drums), Earl Yowel, Tre Balfour (percussion), Howard Tee, Simon Franglen (programming). String personnel: Hanley Daws, Daria Tedeschi, John Kennedy, Michael Sobieski, Tom Kornacker, Caroline Daws (violins), Sabina Thatcher, Michael Adams (violas), Daryl Skobba, Sarah Lewis, Dan Watters (cellos). Background vocalists: Adil Bayyan, Al Farmer, Ibrahim Duarte, Mike Fossenkemper. Producers: DJ Pooh, Color Me Badd, Hamza Lee, Howie Tee, Mark Murray, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, David Foster. Engineers: Vittorio Zammarano, Kendall Stubbs, Steve Peck, Mike Fossenkemper, John Potoker, Frank Garfi, Mike Bona, Steve Hodge, David Reitzas, Kennan Keating. Contains samples from "My Philosophy" (as performed by Boogie Down Productions) and "Crazy For You" (as performed by Prince).

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their Best Work By Far, February 17, 2000

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C. Smith (Minnesota, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Time and Chance (Audio CD)

This album by far has included their best songs. I know some may disagree, because they started writing more of their own songs on their third and fourth albums, but if you've heard "Close to Heaven" then you would know just how close to heaven Time and Chance is. On this album Bryan, Kevin, Sam and KT really shine, and their talent is amazing. The remake of Kenny Rogers "Wildflower" is also amazing. And if you enjoy Bryan Abrams as the lead singer, you will really appreciate the strength and emotion he puts into the track called "Let Me Have It All".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Time Piece, May 17, 2006

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Carltouis Stevenson (Angeles Mesa, Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Time and Chance (Audio CD)

Sophomore effort following strong debut Time And Chance was a proper title for Color Me Badd's second coming. Beginning this album off with "Intro (Ecclesiastes 9:11)" tied well with the album's concept and the first song, lead single and title track which was produced by rap producer DJ Pooh who also produces "Groovy Now" which is a groovy sexy crooning tune. These two songs alone arguably are the strength of this LP. Color Me Badd had their hands on the creativity of this album writing eight of the seventeen songs and either producing or co-producing seven of the seventeen. "Let Me Have It All" is a combination of pop and R&B with drum patterns of hip-hop/rap. With strong influence of an early Prince tune, "Rosanna's Little Sister" has a guitar that would be impossible to resist. "How Deep" follows the format for the popular boy band dance song. The vocals found on "In The Sunshine" resemble a George Michael feel good song with horns blowing feeling like a celebration to remember. The album quickly takes on a classic approach with "The Bells" and their rendition of "Wildflower" which shows the group's versatility and range to appeal. Time And Chance concludes with a more spiritual revelation with "God Is Love" and "Let Love Rule (God Is Love Outro)" which should have been an interlude within the album instead of concluding it with its acoustic light aura. CMB definitely has talent, but less filler would have made this a better collection of songs, but it is still a timely piece.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CMB's Best Work, October 6, 2003

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"italheartbraka" (Fresh Meadows, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time and Chance (Audio CD)

Without a doubt, this is Color Me Badd's top album. The songs on here are so powerful and moving, whether it be to make you get up and dance or to just sit and ponder life in general. I never listened to a cd that made me think of so many different aspects of my life before. "Close to Heaven" and "How Deep" are beautiful songs. I wish I can find a girl in that makes me feel the words in those songs. "Rosanna's Little Sister" has a good beat and brings up a typical scenario for guys - "What do you do when the girl you are dating has a hot younger sister that you are attracted to greatly and also likes you too?" "Choose" and "Time and Chance" round out the best songs. The other songs are good also, just not, in my opinion, as of the same quality of the five I have mentioned. Definite Buy.